Lemming Mountain Vole vs Meadow Puffball

Alticola lemminus compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Meadow Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Alticola	Lycoperdon
Species	Alticola lemminus	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Meadow Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.